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    immigration fees to go up in October

    see this link: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-19226.htm
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    Hurricane Relief Donation

    As the enormity of the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is further revealed each hour I urge everybody here to make a donation commensure with their ability to a relief group concerned with assisting the victim of this disaster. For example, see this link...
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    official REAL ID Act Explanations

    Attached is a detailed (and dense) explication of the asylum provisions found in the REAL ID. Brainless people like Shamshon will have neither the desire nor the ability to read it. For the rest of us it is a good rebuttal of AILA propaganda.
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    almost a done deal asylum-related caps are gone

    I just received a copy of the final version of REAL ID Act as agreed by the House-Senate conference committee. Both the asylee adjustment cap and the asylum cap on Chinese family planning cases are to be removed. The national licensing standards are in there, with a three year...
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    unofficially confirmed--caps will be removed

    Just talked to my senate contact. She said that the 10K will be abolished and so will the 1K cap for certain Chinese asylum seekers which was not even in the original legislation. So asylees can look forward to immediate adjustment of status, no more 20 year wait for your plastic cards...
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    breaking news on REAL ID Act (good news)

    I just read a wire report across my computer screen that negotiators from the House and the Senate have reached a deal on the REAL ID Act. It appears that the cap removal provision has been included.
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    NYT article on REAL ID Act (more good news)

    Congress May Require Closer Scrutiny to Get a Driver's License By MATTHEW L. WALD and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK ASHINGTON, May 2 - Congress is moving quickly toward setting strict rules on how states issue driver's licenses, requiring them to verify whether each applicant for a new license or...
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    New York Times Story (April 7, 2005)

    Two 16-year-old girls from New York City were arrested last month and charged with immigration violations after the F.B.I. asserted that they intended to become suicide bombers, according to a government document. A spokesman for one of their families, however, said the accusation was false and...
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    bush and a story about refugees

    Refugees' Tales Heard by Powerful Audience of One Bush's talk with emigres is credited for a marked increase in the number of admissions to the U.S. By Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten Times Staff Writers February 14, 2005 WASHINGTON — After hearing graphic stories of suffering directly...
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    plastic green card received today

    I received my card in the mail today, correctly dated. This is the time line: Asylum Approval Date 2/18/1998 I-485 receipt date: 4/14/99 FP done 10/21/03 RFE Requested 1/5/04 RFE submitted 2/23/04 approval letter received 3/6/04
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    TPS for tsunami victims

    Has anybody heard of granting temporary protected status to people from countries hit by the tragedy?
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    campaign contributions

    I received my adjustment approval earlier this year. Does anyone know if a permanent resident can make campaign contributions to presidential candidates?
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    applying to college

    All, I am posting this question for my niece. Her family's asylum application remains pending with the CIS. She will graduate from high school next year. What are her options regarding college? I heard that if you are GRANTED asylum you are treated basically as a permanent...
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    I-485 approved

    Hello all, Just want you to know that I received my approval from the BCIS this weekend. Here is the timeline: Asylum Approval Date 2/18/1998 I-485 receipt date: 4/14/99 FP done 10/21/03 RFE Requested 1/5/04 RFE submitted 2/23/04 approval...
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